What are the assumptions? I'm just saying let's wait and see before we proclaim this an amazing trade. It could go one way or the other.
Sandra
"What assumptions?!" You just made these assumptions in the post I responded to....
1. Jersey is a bad enough team to end up with a lottery pick in 2011.
2. Jersey is a bad enough team to end up with a lottery pick in 2012.
3. Deron Williams not re-signing with Jersey when his contract is up.
4. Jersey front office not gauging Deron Williams interest in resigning. Then if he isn't interested when his contract is up in 2012, Jersey holding onto him instead of trading him before his contract is up, thus blowing any opportunity of gaining significant trade assets in return (ala Utah, Denver, etc).
Look, I think Jersey is pretty much covered either way they go about this. We can dream up of every possible scenario on how this is/isn't a good trade or not, or we can look at it based on what we know today. We can look on it in face value.
The way I look at it is this:
Jersey gave up less and through coyness, got the Knicks to give up more. In return, both clubs got a star player. The Nets got more value in their trade, despite the NY Media absolutely tearing the Nets apart after the 'Melo trade went down.
Either way, both clubs will have to continue to improve in order for any of these trades to mean anything. They are both a gigantic step in the right direction though. Congrats to the NY Metro B-Ball fans!